The Week That Was – Our Weekly Recap

Last week, our sport lost three figures at way too young of an age, Craig Virgin talked about drugs at Nike's Athletics West, and the stars did some karaoke in NYC, which we compare to Alan Webb's retirement karaoke in NYC in 2014.

Pro News

Seb Coe Agrees With LetsRun.com – Farah Isn’t The GOAT “He is a wonderful, wonderful athlete. I’ll leave the greatest ever tag to other athletes. Mo’s progress through the ranks has been spectacular, but there are other things you need to throw into the balance: world records, times, speeds, all those things.”

LRC 2015 NCAA Women’s Individual Top 10 Preview: Who Takes Over For Kate Avery? With no Kate Avery, the championship picture is wide open. Wisconsin junior Sarah Disanza is the top returner from a year ago but she’s far from a shoo-in as she’ll be pushed by British import Rhona Auckland (New Mexico) and NCAA track champs Dominique Scott (3k), Rhianwedd Price (1,500) and Molly Seidel (10k).

Rock ‘N’ Roll Series Drops Denver Marathon The half marathon will continue, but not the full. Former US Olympian and RNR series vice president Alan Culpepper said it was because of difficulties with the route and road closures.

Good:Low Budgets For Rio Opening And Closing Ceremonies A Brazilian filmmaker who is part of the team said he would be “ashamed to waste what London spent in a country where we need sanitation” and that he is “very glad we’re not spending money like crazy.” London spent $104 million.